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Deputy Director of PLO Commission of Prisoners' Affairs: “We are present among you through the names of our prisoners”

Uncle of terrorist Muhammad Al-Bayed: “He threw rocks with these children... May Allah have mercy on him, he chose [Martyrdom] and achieved it... A year ago he left school, he didn’t want to study anymore. From that day he has dreamed about Martyrdom… His only dream was Martyrdom. His dream was to...”

Text on screen: “Who are you, pioneer?” The video shows children participating in the PLO Supreme Council for Youth and Sports summer camps speaking Girl: “My sister is Martyr Mai Afaneh (i.e., terrorist)” Boy 1: “My friend is heroic Martyr Fayez Damdoum (i.e., terrorist).” Boy 2: “I am the friend...”

Children participating in PA summer camps in the Gaza Strip are taught to honor past terrorist “Martyrs” and to envision themselves as “Martyrs.” In a procession, children held signs that read:“I am Martyr number,” followed by a different number for each child. PA summer camp sports instruction...

The video shows children participating in the PA summer camps. Girl 1: “In your opinion, what are we learning in our summer camps?” … Girl 2: “In the national education corner, we get to know our land’s prisoners, its history, and its holy sites. The most important thing is that you remember that...”

"Children" or "Terrorists"? BBC’s statements during an interview with former Israel PM Bennett (July 4, 2023) BBC host Anjana Gadgil: “The Israeli forces are happy to kill children. On your definition, you are calling them "Terrorists." The UN and BBC's "CHILDREN" The UN has defined them as...”

8-year-old “marched at the head of the procession” and called out “if only my mother were in your place”

Official PA TV host: “We are in the home of child Martyr Omar Awadin (i.e., terrorist), who did not [yet reach] 15... He ascended [to Heaven] as a Martyr together with 3 other young people in the same operation (i.e., terror attack)…” Father of terrorist Omar Awadin: “We set out on the [Mecca]...”

Father of terrorist Omar Awadin: “By Allah, Omar was a young person at the start of life, 14 years old, a school student. Every day he would [say:] ‘Dad, I want to die as a Martyr, I want to die as a Martyr.’ Every day it was essential for him to mention Martyrdom… He put Martyrdom in his blood...”

Official PA TV program Giants of Endurance Official PA TV host: “We are… in the home of the prisoner to whom we convey the sincerest greetings from [official] PA TV and the program Giants of Endurance, our brother Husam Shehadeh (i.e., terrorist, involved in murder of 6), who was sentenced to life...”

Granddaughter of terrorist prisoner Ismail Masalmeh: “I am a Palestinian, my name is Palestinian I've etched my name on all the town squares... Saladin (i.e., Muslim conqueror of Jerusalem), calls to me from the depths of my heart All my Arabness calls me to vengeance and liberation... Thousands of...”

Official PA TV News, interview with mother of terrorist Karam Salman, who attempted to infiltrate the Jewish town of Kedumim with a handgun. Mother of terrorist Karam Salman: “Praise Allah, [Karam Salman] (i.e., terrorist) asked for Martyrdom and he received it. [He is] the most handsome groom in...”

Official PA TV newsreader: “At dawn, young Karam Salman (i.e., terrorist) died as a Martyr… Martyr Salman, 18, ascended [to Heaven] when he was shot by a settler (sic., a security patrol)” … Grandfather of teen terrorist Karam Salman: “When a person dies as a Martyr this act is a heroic act and an...”

The mother of dead terrorist Yusuf Muhaisen is seen making sounds of joy at his funeral. Mother of terrorist Yusuf Muhaisen: “Every mother is liable to become the mother of a Martyr. Every Martyr wants to become a Martyr. Every child wants to become a Martyr. Every young boy wants to become a...”

The PA Ministry of Education paid tribute on its Facebook page to terrorist Amer Al-Khamour who actively sought death and left a will asking his parents to “make sounds of joy” when he “comes back as a Martyr”

Mazhar: “The blood of our comrades... Will illuminate the path of struggle to our people”

The PFLP calls teen terrorist a “member,” implying he was recruited to the terrorist organization

A new report from Palestinian Media Watch charges that a Middle East political faction is murdering its own children for political gain. “The Palestinian Authority is literally murdering its own children for political gain,” the new report said. “They are not murdering them by shooting bullets into...”

Mother of “Martyr” Zaid Al-Qaysiya: My son is a sacrifice for the sake of the homeland... I’m proud of the sons of Palestine, the young people of Palestine... I’m prepared to sacrifice even more. I’m prepared to give more Martyrs for the homeland. Fatah Movement Southern Hebron Branch Secretary...

Father of terrorist Muhammad Nouri: “Allah be praised, he wanted this [Martyrdom] and Allah gave it to him, Allah be praised… In place of [my son] Muhammad a million like Muhammad will rise up. Palestine gives birth to Martyrs.” Mother of terrorist Muhammad Nouri: “We’ll continue to sacrifice...”

Official PA TV filler shows violent confrontations and funerals of dead terrorists in Jenin Narrator: “Hello Jenin, hello to your heroes… Jenin is exporting freedom to the world, and presenting its children as a sacrifice for Jerusalem and the [Palestinian] cause. Jenin, O our beautiful bride,...”

Palestinian writer wrote to turn children into “self-sacrificing fighters”: “Our land, our Jihad is for its sake. Our death as Martyrs is for its sake” Palestinian poet Harun Hashem Al-Rashid: “I wrote for children, in order to develop within them the spirit-” Official PA TV host: “The spirit of...”

Video and text posted on the Facebook page of the Fatah Commission of Information and Culture Posted text on Facebook page: “Watch: The father of Martyr Dirar Al-Kafrini (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli forces): My son always wished for Martyrdom” Video: The video is from Fatah-run Awdah TV. Text...

Father of dead terrorist son: “He told me: ‘Dad, I want to die as a Martyr’” Father of terrorist Dirar Al-Kafrini: “Praise Allah in every situation, he desired Martyrdom from the beginning. He told me: ‘Dad, I want to die as a Martyr.’” [Official PA TV News, Aug. 2, 2022] Dirar Al-Kafrini –...

Children taught to part from parents “on path of Martyrdom” [PLO Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Facebook page, July 31, 2022] Visual: Children participating in PLO Supreme Council for Youth and Sports summer camps are seen singing a song. Lyrics: He went home to bid farewell: “I ask for your...”